Religion

THIS WEEK SAW the East London Mosque open for congregational prayers. Worshippers have been asked to follow a list of precautions to help ensure safety for those attending the Mosque and their contacts. The Mosque opened on Wednesday, with the ...

THE Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF) has signed up to support the #VaccinesForAll campaign – and called on all other Muslim organisations to do so too.  Current government policy is that: •access to Coronavirus testing and treatment is free for everyone, ...

Khaled Noor, Principal of Blackstones Solicitors, looks at how to make a will which will satisfy English law and Islamic principles. OUR LIFE ON Planet Earth is limited: one is making plans for what to do with one’s life… then ...

Emdad Rahman BRITISH TRAVEL WRITER and East Londoner Tharik Hussain’s debut book, Minarets in the Mountains; a Journey into Muslim Europe, has entered the Amazon top ten for travel writing books within days of being available for pre-order. It also peaked at ...

THE GOVERNMENT OF Sri Lanka has today announced that it will respect the right of Muslims to have a burial in accordance with their religious practices and obligations and will no longer take the bodies of those who have died ...

THE ELECTION of Zara Mohammed as Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has been welcomed by the Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF), which sent Ms Mohammed a letter of congratulation. The MPF also issued a statement congratulating Ms ...

TODAY, 15TH JANUARY, is the second Friday on which the doors of the East London Mosque have been closed at prayer time, as Tower Hamlets’ most famous Mosque does its bit to protect worshippers from Coronavirus. The guidelines which relate ...

THE MUSLIM PROFESSIONAL FORUM (MPF) has called on Mosques to close to the public – despite the regulations relating to the new Lockdown permitting faith groups to keep buildings open for religious services. The MPF welcomed the lockdown as a ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has an office of 232 sq.m in the LMC business wing which is available for rent. The office is available on a five year fixed term lease at a rent of £59,400. The office space has ...

We wish you all Eid Mubarak on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. It has been a troubled year, and Eid Al-Adha gives us a moment to relax and reflect on the suffering so many have endured during the worldwide Corona ...